What color is #B090A4?

#B090A4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B090A4?

The RGB value is 176, 144, 164: 176 red, 144 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B090A4?

The complementary color is #90B09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B090A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B090A4 color

#B090A4 rgb(176, 144, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B090A4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.5% green and 64.3% blue (176, 144, 164).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#B090A4 color codes

HEX	`#B090A4`
RGB	`rgb(176, 144, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, 15.45, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 16.56, 338.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.578, 31.858, 39.442)`
Decimal	`11571364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B090A4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B090A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B090A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B090A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b090a4; }
.text { color: #b090a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b090a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 144 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b090a4, #b09094); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B090A4?: #B090A4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B090A4?: The RGB value is 176, 144, 164: 176 red, 144 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B090A4?: The complementary color is #90B09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B090A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.